First, Peter will be appearing this weekend at I-CON at SUNY/Stony Brook. He’ll be there with Harlan. Everybody duck. (I’ll be there too, if anybody cares.)
Second, we’ve had to take steps and cut a few loudmouths from the comments sections, including the Brian Michael Bendis impersonator and the guy who thought he could insult Peter by calling him a cigarette. Go figure.
Behave, kids. We know the tensions are running high with the fun in the desert sun, but a bit of calm does us all good.
Understand, as I’ve noted repeatedly, I’m a free speech advocate.
However…
Disruption of this board purely for the sake of disruption and making other’s lives difficult won’t be tolerated.
PAD
I’ll tell ya, I’ve been waiting for ages for a good Gunn episode.
And this sure as hëll wasn’t it.
People have been writing to me with some degree of alarm after the brand new Diamond “Actual Sales” chart was posted on Newsarama. Why? Because “Captain Marvel #6” was ranked as #259, which would indicate the most staggering sales plummet in comics history. As if retailers had suddenly decided to slash their orders to “Archie Comics” levels.
So I sent an alarmed e-mail to editor Andy Schmidt, who replied (his e-mail is printed here with permission):
“Okay, what that chart is is the “actual sales” chart for February. The
reason Marv is ranked so low is because 6 was late and didn’t come out until
March. It was ordered at 32,000 and will show up on next months “actual
sales” chart. So, it’s a meaningless number. How’s that?”
That’s fine by me. Hope that assuages concerns.
PAD
Looking good. Looking *very* good. A strong episode that brings long-standing plot threads to full boil.
Spoilers from here on.
The only thing new about a politically-oriented speech being given on the Oscars is the degree of hostility with which such endeavors are met in this country.
One would think that spirited discussion of the current state of affairs would be greeted with an air of appreciation that we live in a country where such things are not only accepted, but encouraged and protected by our Founding Fathers. But no. Opposition instead is drawn in the most stark and distorted of terms: If you’re opposed to Bush’s actions, you’re in favor of dictators. If you’re opposed to the war, you’re against the soldiers risking their lives. And heaven help anyone in the entertainment industry who speaks out: They’re risking watching their livelihood spiral down the drain.
What a shame we don’t live in a country where criticism of the government carries stiff penalties. Where the citizens know better than to speak out. Where the residents fall into line…or else. A country like…I dunno…Iraq.
PAD
PAD will be back this evening and probably will be blogging shortly after the Oscars.
How many of you have seen all the movies nominated for best film? How many live in a city that is showing all of them? Out on Long Island you have to go a fer piece to see “The Pianist” or “The Quiet American”.
The race I have the most interest in and have seen all the nominations is best Animated Film.
The nominees are
Ice Age
Lilo & Stitch
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
Spirited Away
Treasure Planet
This is a tough call. I loved the animation and direction to both Lilo & Stich and Spirited Away. I enjoyed Ice Age quite a bit but the animation did not knock my socks off. Treasure Planet…..well it’s watchable. I much prefer Muppet Treasure Island. Spirit for me had a straight to video feel.
I think Lilo and Stich should get it but think Spirited Away will get it.
What do you think?
Kathleen
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